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Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in Qatar (2013-2016)
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus transmitted mainly through zoonotic transmission or fecal–oral route. More than 80% of Qatar's population are expatriates, including many coming from hyperendemic ...
Impact of the phased abolition of co-payments on the utilisation of selected prescription medicines in Wales.
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John Wiley and Sons
, 2017 , Article)
We have taken advantage of a natural experiment to measure the impact of the phased abolition of prescription co-payments in Wales. We investigated 3 study periods covering the phased abolition: from £6 to £4, £4 to £3, ...
Nature and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation in New Zealand: Are services equitable to other high-income countries?
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New Zealand Medical Association
, 2019 , Article)
Aims: To compare the nature and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services within New Zealand by island (North vs South; NI, SI), and to other high-income countries (HICs).
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, ...
Serum vitamin D concentrations are inversely related to prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Qatari women.
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article)
Hypovitaminosis D has reached epidemic proportions in Qatar. Vitamin D is linked to several cardiometabolic diseases such as metabolic syndrome (MetSyn), diabetes, and atherosclerosis. It is not known if vitamin D status ...
The Cost-Effectiveness of Using PARO, a Therapeutic Robotic Seal, to Reduce Agitation and Medication Use in Dementia: Findings from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
To examine the within-trial costs and cost-effectiveness of using PARO, compared with a plush toy and usual care, for reducing agitation and medication use in people with dementia in long-term care. An economic evaluation, ...
Salt intake, blood pressure, and socioeconomic disparities among government employees in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study
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Qatar University
, 2017 , Article)
Our study estimated salt intake, examined the association between blood pressure (BP) and salt intake, and explored the socioeconomic variations in salt intake among administrators (government employees). This is a ...
Diagnostic accuracy of primary bone and soft tissue sarcomas by 18-FDG PET: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Karger Publishers Open Access
, 2019 , Article)
The goal of this meta-analysis was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy as measured by sensitivity and specificity of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of primary bone and soft tissue sarcomas. . Several databases including PubMed, ...
Identifying mortality risk factors amongst acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to Arabian Gulf hospitals using machine‐learning methods
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article)
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the
Arabian Gulf. In this study, the in‐hospital mortality amongst patients admitted with
ACS to Arabian Gulf hospitals is predicted using a ...
Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in low/middle-income countries.
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2019 , Article)
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) availability, programme characteristics and barriers are not well-known in low/middle-income countries (LMICs). In this study, they were compared with high-income countries (HICs) and by CR ...